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Personal data Sophia Jordan 


Household of Sophia Jordan

She is married to Thomas Walter Discombe.

Their notice of marriage was on November 21, 1875 in Holcombe Burnell, Devon, England.

Name: Thomas Walter Discombe
Record Type: Marriage Banns (Marriage Bann)
Marriage Banns Date: 21 Nov 1875
Marriage Banns Place: Holcombe Burnell, Devon, England
Residence Date: Abt 1875
Residence Place: Kenton
Religion: Anglican
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Spouse:
Sophia Jordan
They got married on December 14, 1875 at Holcombe Burnell, Devon, England, she was 26 years old.

Name: Thomas Walter Discombe
Marriage Age: Full Age
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: Dec 1875
Marriage Place: Holcombe Burnell, Devon, England
Residence Date: Abt 1875
Residence Place: Kenton
Religion: Anglican
Father:
Thomas Crocker Discombe
Spouse:
Sophia Jordan

Child(ren):

  1. May Discombe  1876-1903
  3. Edith Mary Discombe  1879-1960
  4. Winifred Discombe  1881-1963
  6. Frederick Discombe  1887-1958

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Sophia Jordan

Sophia Jordan
1849-1887

1875

Thomas Walter Discombe
1852-????

May Discombe
1876-1903
Thomas Walter Discombe
1878-1955
Edith Mary Discombe
1879-1960
Winifred Discombe
1881-1963
Florence Jane Discombe
1885-1971
Frederick Discombe
1887-1958

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Historical events

Day of marriage December 14, 1875

  • The temperature on December 14, 1875 was about -1.7 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
    • April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
    • April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
    • May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
    • August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
    • October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.

Day of death December 4, 1887

  • The temperature on December 4, 1887 was about 4.2 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
    • February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
    • April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
    • June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
    • September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
    • October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.


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